Amazon rolls out ‘Pay with your palm’ technology

Pastor of the Christ Church in Vineyard Town, Kingston, Father Sean Major-Campbell, said the palm-reading ID system being rolled out by Amazon as a payment option at Whole Foods in the United States of America, appears to be a rather useful device.

Customers are able to pay by the palm of their hands, through the new cashless system. The technology works by scanning a palm print and connecting it to a credit card.

"This seems to be rather useful to have this facility with the One Palm Scanner. Its popularity may be enhanced by any appeal to safety, convenience, and customer satisfaction. Cards will eventually become a thing of the past," Major-Campbell said.

Popular Clergyman Reverend Al Miller said while he does not know much about the device in its entirety, he is somewhat concerned about its outcome and intent.

"I would want to understand more about this biometric system more. One has to know the implications and purpose of these things. You just have to know who is behind it and if their intentions are in our best interest," he said.

Krishna James, a cashier at a popular food store in Kingston, said that she hopes the technology never comes to Jamaica.

"Mi honestly a pray it nuh reach Jamaica because if people can scan dem hand and pay fi dem goods it would a mean say we nuh have to give back any change and dem tings deh. So people like mi nah go have nuh job. Technology isn't always a good thing because all it a do a get rid of the small man and woman like myself," she said.

The Amazon palm-reading technology was unveiled last September. The company previously said it plans to sell the service to retailers, stadiums and office buildings.